Uniquely Plus Size Updates
Our new Miss Voluptuous Beauty USA 2009 was crowned on March 14, 2009, hosted at the Holiday Inn Select in Woburn, MA. And the winner is… Ms Troy Safi! A resident of Brooklyn, NY, Troy is a member of the NYPD, a woman of God, and a survivor of domestic violence. She demonstrated throughout the competition that she is a poised, confident, articulate woman who has a flair for the dramatic with her liturgical dance during the talent portion of the competition. She wowed the crowd with her stunning evening gown winning the trophy for that category as well. We look forward to working with Troy this year!
Ms. Chiquita McKenzie, our first runner up, hails from Capitol Heights, MD, took top honors for her delightful liturgical dance, which she performed with some members of her family. Chiquita also won over the crowd, taking the trophy for “Miss Popularity”.
Rasheeda Mitchell, winner of the Model of the Year competiton, was our second runner up. She came to us from Philadelphia, PA, and also took the trophy for her eloquent “International Big Girl Introduction” about the Cherokee Indians, and her military routine in the talent segment showed her skill and discipline.
Lyssen from Pennsylvania won the trophy for the Contestant Interview Question and Answer with her heartfelt, honest answers to our judges’ questions. She provided us with a wonderful performance of spoken word during her talent portion.
Chrissy from Maryland was a poised, talented woman that gave a heartfelt rendition of a beautiful gospel song, and represented Mexico wonderfully during her introduction.
All of the contestants put their full efforts into the pageant, showing the judges and the crowd their best skills, attitudes, beliefs, and talents. The race was close, and picking the winner was a very difficult to choose.
Congratulations to Ms Troy and all of our lovely ladies!
